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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Antarctica had a warmer climate in the past.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Slavery was a major part of the Roman economy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Austerity is effective for reducing high debt.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Earth's atmosphere is gradually escaping into space.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Auroras can be seen from space.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Energy can be created or destroyed.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Spacecraft have successfully landed on Venus.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that The Space Shuttle was the first reusable spacecraft.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Winston Churchill was Prime Minister during World War II.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Inca Empire practiced human sacrifice.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ostriches are the fastest running birds.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ancient Sparta had a formal military training system.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Earthquakes are more frequent during full moons.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Plastic bags are banned in many countries.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Earthworms can regenerate lost body segments.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A firewall is the same as antivirus software.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Learned behaviors can be inherited.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Mongol Empire conquered all of China.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Ceres is classified as an asteroid.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that There is a garbage patch of plastic in the Pacific Ocean.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Anonymity increases internet trolling.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Social rejection increases aggression.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Loneliness reduces cognitive abilities.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sunlight causes plastic to become brittle.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Software backdoors are a common cause of data breaches.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Invasive species can cause ecological collapse.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Social connection is linked to lower rates of depression.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Paris Agreement significantly reduces global warming.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Temperature affects the viscosity of liquids.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Financial literacy programs improve financial behavior.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Practice improves reaction time in cognitive tasks.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cap and trade reduces carbon emissions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 'happy face' spider is a real species.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Remittances reduce poverty in origin countries?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Animals avoid sick individuals to prevent disease spread.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The Van Allen belt is harmful to human spaceflight.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Light pollution prevents seeing the Milky Way.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Coal mining is more dangerous than police work.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Education in prison reduces reoffending.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Medieval peasants worked six days a week.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bottom trawling damages ocean floor ecosystems.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Incarceration reduces crime rates.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Emotional content increases the likelihood of sharing news.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Acid rain damages buildings and statues.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Dogs can experience depression.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Human memory is reliable and accurate.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Government spending creates jobs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that People can change their emotions by changing their thoughts?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The theory of evolution is widely accepted by scientists.?
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